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Old American Tractors
mogley98
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Here is the wife dragging dirt and me mowing, The Ferguson TO30 I bought in 2001 for 2500 best money I ever spent. What a true American Machine. Made in 1953 and built like a tank. If only we still took such pride.
The Yanmar not so much but she bought the Yanmar at an auction for 800 and we sold it for 1600.
The Yanmar not so much but she bought the Yanmar at an auction for 800 and we sold it for 1600.
Why don't we go to school and work on the weekends and take the week off!
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Ferguson TO series tractors were built in Ontario Canada. While the TE series was built in England.
1949 TE20. Dad bought it in 1972 for $250. It has been in the family ever since.
so I just bought a replacement grill and plan on giving it a new make over ( paint and gaskets ) the tractor not the wife although [}:)]
I got her for free and it runs after a carb rebuild and new battery.
http://www.steinertractor.com/Massey-Ferguson-TO30
http://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/001/0/8/1084-ferguson-to-30.html
http://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/tractor-brands/massferg/massferg-tractors-factory-sorted.html
But even if it was made in Canada it is still a tank
quote:Originally posted by LesWVa
quote:What a true American Machine. Made in 1953 and built like a tank. If only we still took such pride.
Ferguson TO series tractors were built in Ontario Canada. While the TE series was built in England.
1949 TE20. Dad bought it in 1972 for $250. It has been in the family ever since.
1950 M in the early 2000's. When we bought the farm, they came with it...I putz around the farm on the 8N...the M comes out for parades.
William81,,,,,,,,
Is the Ford not a NAA Jubilee,,,,,???
I have been told both ways....my FIL is no longer with us so I can't ask him for sure. The research I have done make me think it is a NAA Jubilee....
quote:Originally posted by forgemonkey
William81,,,,,,,,
Is the Ford not a NAA Jubilee,,,,,???
I have been told both ways....my FIL is no longer with us so I can't ask him for sure. The research I have done make me think it is a NAA Jubilee....
The color makes me think Jubilee.
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quote:Originally posted by GuvamintCheese
Here's our 71 deere 820. About the same size as the ford 8n with a 3cyl diesel. These were made in Mannheim Germany than shipped back to the Staes, and are also built like a tank. I would much rather work atop of a good old tractor rather than a new one. I did opt for the addition of the ROPS bar because of the uneven terrain here. To many people die from roll overs.
^^^^^^^^^^^you got's more chain than you got's tractor,,,,,,,,,[:D]
I need it to rescue the other tractor. [;)]
When I was a kid my dad was looking for a tractor. Some evenings we went out collecting past due bills from delinquent customers. At one place we noted a 8N sitting off to the side and inquired if perhaps we could work something out. Unfortunately the owners had attempted a Funk Conversion without the Funk.
The redneck method was to strap a V8 into that baby and go. I don't remember whether a Flathead or something else. In any case it did go... Right up until it took out its spider gears. We decided against the tractor.
On the bright side this led to a JD 40. My dad had found an 8N at a dealer. As I remember not in excellent condition, but good enough. Next to it was this odd looking JD 40 in pristine condition. The 8N was somewhat over $1000 and the JD about $800. This in 1964 or 1965. We bought the Deere and never looked back. An absolutely fine little tractor.
Now a word of wisdom about an old Deere. When one is using a brush hog it's not a good idea to come up to an apple tree and push in the clutch expecting to stop. The old girl didn't have a live pto and the tractor attempted to climb the tree as long as those blades were rotating. After that I got pretty good at disengaging the pto in close quarters.
And as much as I admire the tractors shown, they don't really compare to the new Kubotas or Deeres. The Jubilee, though, was a pretty fine tractor and a far step from the 8N. Also the Massey Ferguson 35 and 45 in the small tractor category. And I still have a soft spot for the JD 40 even though it was a bit crude by the standards of even the mid 60's.
All I have now is this old Ford 3000 and a Cat backhoe.
William81, I think your tractor may be a 600 series following the NAA tractors. If it is a jubilee it will say so on the nose badge. The Jubilee was only the 1953 models, the NAA is the Jubilee and the following year 1954 both. The 600 series came out in 1955-1957 and is very similar to the NAAs with some improvements. The 600 series up had a smooth rear hub without the big nut on the end of the axle. All of them from 1953-1957 were painted alike and are hard to tell apart.
Nord, The Funks were all conversions by the Funk aircraft factory and were all originally factory supplied 4 cylinder 8Ns. They were both flathead V8s and flathead 6cyls. Funk made the extra body parts to raise the hoods up. An original flathead V8 Funk would bring a big price now.
Here is my 1951 8N with the axle nut I mentioned. I bought this tractor in 1964 and got three implements with it for $375.00. Only a few more payments and it will be all mine.[:D]
Here is my "Mutt" tractor. It is a 1959 641 model that started life as a diesel, was converted to gas, had 801 sheet metal installed the painted like an 841 series. Even serious Ford guys have trouble with this one.
Here's an old International H model that is just setting now.
Six and a half acres and three tractors...that's about right.[:I]